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Dyer vs Avoca

62 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (3.4× in Avoca).

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Dyer, AROne of the healthiest townsArkansas · 1,049 people
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Avoca, ARA small town of 799Arkansas · 799 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

DyerOne of the healthiest towns
Health83% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Dyer →
AvocaA small town of 799
Quiet strengthsAvoca doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Avoca →
The biggest differences

Where they differ most

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Jobs per worker3.4×
Avoca is more of a job hub
Avoca 0.57Dyer 0.17
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Dyer$1,340/mo
Typical home $230K (Census) · tax rate 0.69% · or rent about $596/mo · Housing →
Avoca$1,370/mo
Typical home $236K (Census) · tax rate 0.69% · or rent about $900/mo · Housing →

Within $50 a month of each other.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Arkansas ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Health
C−DyerHealthier than 17% of U.S. towns –AvocaNot graded
Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
DyerAvoca
Snow a year3″10″
January low26°F24°F
July high92°F89°F
Growing season (days)201d195d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)65th49th
Outdoors & history
DyerAvoca
Trails1 mi—
Conserved land0%—
Settled18841881
Archive photos22
Community
DyerAvoca
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Where they are

62 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

DyerARAvocaAR
Dyer ↔ Avoca62 miles apart
Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

DyerAvoca
People
Population 1,049Highest 799Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -11.9% AR: +3.3% —
Median age 41.6±11.3Lowest 8% above AR 47±23.9Highest 22% above AR
Avoca and Dyer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 21.3%±4.2Lowest AR: 23.1% 22.2%±12.9Highest AR: 23.1%
Avoca and Dyer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 12.1%±2.6Lowest AR: 17.6% 33.4%±20.8Highest AR: 17.6%
Avoca and Dyer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 20.3%Lowest AR: 25.7% 22.3%Highest AR: 25.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.9%±2.3Lowest AR: 5.1% 2.6%±1.9Highest AR: 5.1%
Avoca and Dyer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $94,327±$26kHighest 55% above AR $62,273±$21kLowest about the AR average
Dyer and Avoca are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $230,300±$51kLowest 23% above AR $235,500±$31kHighest 25% above AR
Avoca and Dyer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $596±$134Lowest 37% below AR $900±$646Highest 5% below AR
Avoca and Dyer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,581Lowest 52% above AR $1,623Highest 56% above AR
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 27.5%±24.9Highest AR: 44.8% 10.7%±66.7Lowest AR: 44.8%
Dyer and Avoca are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 16.4%Highest AR: 16% 11%Lowest AR: 16%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 84.8%Lowest AR: 66.4% 88.8%Highest AR: 66.4%
Typical home builtmedian year 1997Highest 10 yrs newer than AR 1988Lowest 1 yr newer than AR
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 26 minHighest 15% above AR 23 minLowest about the AR average
Work from home 6.1%±5Lowest AR: 8.8% 8%±4.8Highest AR: 8.8%
Avoca and Dyer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0.4% 0.4%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 16.8 miHighest 8.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.17Lowest 0.57Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Fort Smith (28%)Bentonville (26%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in AvocaFew work in Dyer
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 1.2 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 16.7Lowest 19.3Highest
Arkansas average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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